Butternut Squash Apple Pizza
This cozy autumn pizza uses a silky butternut squash puree as a creamy sauce base. Topped with thinly sliced apples, red onions, and toasted pecans, it offers a perfect balance of sweet and savory flavors for a plant-based fall dinner.
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 2
Boil butternut squash (4 cup) in a large saucepan of water for about 7 minutes until fork-tender.
- 3
Drain the squash and blend it with extra virgin olive oil (2 tbsp), garlic cloves (1 clove), nutritional yeast flakes (1 tbsp), dijon mustard (1 tsp), fresh thyme (1 tsp), red pepper flakes (1 pinch), kosher salt (0.5 tsp), and black pepper (0.125 tsp) until completely smooth.
- 4
Roll out pizza dough (1 lb) on a stone or baking sheet and spread the squash sauce evenly across the surface.
- 5
Layer with sliced apples (2), red onion (0.5), and pecans (0.33 cup).
- 6
Drizzle with olive oil (2 tbsp) and a kosher salt (1 pinch).
- 7
Bake for 10 minutes until the crust is golden and the apples are tender.
- 8
Top with fresh thyme (1 handful), slice, and serve.
Nutrition Facts
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